How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
[Ma] told us that when we ride on the Staten Island ferry, we'll see the exact same view her father saw when he first came to this country in 1901: the harbor, the Statue of Liberty, the New York skyline. Ma's always talking about her father. Papa, Papa, blah blah blah. (10.7)
Dominick is resistant to connecting with his past, but he's twelve at this point. What twelve-year-old wants to hear about things dusty old people did in the past?
Quote #5
The History of Domenico Onofrio Tempesta, a Great Man from Humble Beginnings (31.1)
These sections of the novel are like memories within memories as Dominick's grandfather writes about his own past. They show Dominick that he can learn from the past, but they also show us how a person can put his own spin on the past and change it to show himself in a positive light.